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Building, Wooden. --- Sustainable buildings. --- Sustainable construction. --- Green construction --- Building --- Sustainable engineering --- Ecologically sustainable buildings --- Environmentally sustainable buildings --- Green buildings (Green technology) --- Buildings --- Sustainable development --- Building with wood --- Wood construction --- Wooden architecture --- Wooden building

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Wood is an ideal building material for sustainable architecture. It grows back and absorbs large quantities of CO2. But where does it actually come from in each case, and how will we make forestry and wood processing fit for the future? In what ways are conventional notions of professions and qualifications in architecture, engineering, and construction tested by using wood as building material?French journalist Michèle Leloup together with architect François Leclercq—a pioneer of timber construction in France—have for a long time explored the ecological, economic, industrial, and technical challenges of using timber for major structures and urban architecture. This book summarizes their findings using examples from the French forestry and construction industry. It also takes a look at Austria and the innovative work by Hermann Kaufmann, an internationally revered leader in the further development of traditional timber architecture. In addition, the book features five projects by Leclercq Associés. Richly and attractively illustrated with new images by French architecture photographer Cyrille Weiner, The Wood That Makes Our Cities offers a concise survey of topical questions and findings in contemporary timber construction.

Building materials. Building technology --- Architecture --- architecture [discipline] --- architectural history --- sustainable architecture --- post-and-beam structures --- France --- Building, Wooden --- Sustainable architecture --- Eco-architecture --- Environmentally conscious architecture --- Environmentally friendly architecture --- Green architecture --- Green building design --- Green design (Buildings) --- Sustainable design (Buildings) --- Sustainable design --- Building with wood --- Wood construction --- Wooden architecture --- Wooden building --- Building --- 691 --- 691.1 --- Bouwmaterialen (architectuur) --- Houtconstructies --- Hout --- 691.1 Materials of organic origin --- Materials of organic origin --- 71:574 --- 694 --- 719 --- Houtconstructies ; houtarchitectuur --- Duurzaam bouwen; hout --- Stedenbouw en ecologie --- Houtbouw. Schrijnwerk --- Landschaps- en tuinarchitectuur ; bescherming van de landelijke en stedelijke leefbaarheid in het algemeen --- Bouwmaterialen ; van organische oorsprong --- Construction en bois. --- Urbanisme. --- Bois --- Développement durable. --- Industrie et commerce. --- Leclercq associés. --- France. --- Architecture écologique --- Construction en bois